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HWMonitor is a free tool for real-time hardware monitoring

HWMonitor provides real-time data about your system's components, including CPU and GPU temperatures, fan speeds, voltages, and power usage. It's a popular choice for diagnostics, overclocking, and checking system stability. See more recommendations in our Essential Apps feature.

By Ivan Franco, July 19, 2025, 10:47 AM

Science Hardware

The hidden fingerprints inside 3D-printed ghost guns

New forensic research suggests 3D printers leave fingerprints on every object they make

By Skye Jacobs, July 19, 2025, 10:02 AM

Gaming Software

Rockstar's GTA VI poised to become the biggest gaming release of all time

Analyst predicts GTA VI could generate $7.6 billion in two months

By Alfonso Maruccia, July 18, 2025, 3:27 PM 23 comments

Tech Deals Software

Microsoft Office is down to $39 for a lifetime license

TL;DR: If you're looking for a powerful productivity suite without breaking the bank, Microsoft Office 2021 is now available for just $39 – a significant price drop and the lowest we've seen this year.

Full story By TechSpot Deals

Software AI

ChatGPT's new AI agent can fill out online forms and generate PowerPoint presentations

It can also navigate websites to book flights and hotel rooms

By Kishalaya Kundu, July 18, 2025, 2:16 PM

Electronics Mobile

Nothing Phone (3) reviewed: bold design with solid performance

The Nothing Phone (3) is the brand's first true flagship, offering a unique design with a revamped Glyph Matrix. It features decent battery life, solid performance, and a nice AMOLED display. Despite bold aesthetics and capable specs, its high price and some mid-range components can make it a tough sell.

By Ivan Franco, July 18, 2025, 1:48 PM

Electronics Mobile

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 reviews are in: refined design and flagship performance

Samsung's Fold 7 features a slimmer, more refined build, a powerful 200MP main camera, and top-tier performance. Despite lacking S Pen support and costing $2,000, it's widely praised as Samsung's best foldable yet.

By Ivan Franco, July 18, 2025, 1:30 PM

The Web AI

DuckDuckGo can now hide AI-generated images while searching the web

The alternative web search engine is fighting back against AI slop

By Alfonso Maruccia, July 18, 2025, 12:25 PM

Tech Deals Microsoft

Grab a full Windows 11 Pro license for $10

Unbeatable all-time low, available for a limited time

By TechSpot Deals

Gaming Tech Culture

Analogue's 4K-ready Nintendo 64 remake ships this August

Cartridge gaming like it's 1996

By Shawn Knight, July 18, 2025, 11:16 AM 10 comments

Hardware

AMD's Threadripper Pro 9995WX will set you back $11,699, touts 26% speed boost

Zen 5-powered Threadripper Pro 9000 series offer big boosts to AI, ML, and pricing

By Daniel Sims, July 18, 2025, 10:34 AM

The Web Apple

Apple sues leaker Jon Prosser over alleged iOS 26 trade secret and iPhone breach

Leaker accused of conspiring to access Apple employee's development iPhone

By Rob Thubron, July 18, 2025, 9:12 AM

Software Tech Culture

FFmpeg gets 100x faster with AVX-512 and handwritten assembly code

What just happened? FFmpeg developers keep on crunching "handwritten" assembly code to make the multimedia project faster than ever before. Thanks to newer vector-based instructions included in modern x86 processors, FFmpeg can truly provide a massive speedup in media transcoding workloads – if you are lucky enough.

Full story By Alfonso Maruccia, July 18, 2025, 8:22 AM 10 comments

Gaming The Web

Roblox's new teen chat requires a selfie to verify age

Trusted Connections feature targets users 13 to 17

By Rob Thubron, July 18, 2025, 7:48 AM

Car Tech Tech Culture

Self-driving shuttle bus to Rotterdam The Hague Airport begins next month

But a human operator is required by law to oversee autonomous system

By Daniel Sims, July 18, 2025, 7:02 AM

Gaming Tech Culture

Gabe Newell says he works for fun and scuba dives daily in surprise YouTube interview

YouTuber with 19 subscribers scores rare chat with gaming legend

By Rob Thubron, July 18, 2025, 6:15 AM

AMD Stagnation: Five Years of Mainstream Radeon GPUs Tested

FEATURE By Steven Walton, July 18, 2025, 5:11 AM TechSpot Hardware

Let's put four generations of AMD Radeon GPUs to the test to see how the $300 segment has evolved over the past five years. From the 5600 XT to the new 9060 XT 8GB, here's how they stack up.

Software Hardware

Windows bug brings back the option to "eject your GPU"

No hardware component should suffer any permanent damage during the ejection process

By Alfonso Maruccia, July 17, 2025, 5:20 PM

AI Industry

Amazon's big bet on AI agents comes into focus at AWS Summit

AWS unveils Bedrock AgentCore and Agent Marketplace

By Bob O'Donnell, July 17, 2025, 4:37 PM

Gaming Tech Culture

YouTuber raided by Italian police for reviewing handhelds with preloaded ROMs

Up to three years in jail for simply discussing retro game ROMs?

By Kishalaya Kundu, July 17, 2025, 3:03 PM 16 comments

Electronics

Sony revives RX1R series with 61-megapixel compact camera, and it only took 10 years

Better late than never

By Shawn Knight, July 17, 2025, 12:45 PM 10 comments

Security The Web

Hackers are now hiding malware in DNS, and using AI to reassemble it

Exploiting the DNS service to turn malware into a truly invisible threat

By Alfonso Maruccia, July 17, 2025, 12:02 PM

Download of the Week Software

FanControl gives you full control over system cooling

FanControl lets you create custom fan curves and temperature sensors on Windows. It supports dynamic speed control for case, GPU, and some PSU fans, and includes a plugin system for third-party sensors. Check out more in our Essential Apps feature.

By Ivan Franco, July 17, 2025, 11:49 AM